President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday for the first time since he was announced as president over the weekend. Withdrawing from 2024 race He then handed the baton over to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume responded to the roughly 11-minute speech, saying she didn’t really believe Biden’s reasons for dropping out of the presidential race.
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“If you listen to the president, he was comfortable running for re-election and thought he could win and serve another four years, but somewhere between Saturday night and Sunday morning, he apparently realized it was time for a new generation of leadership,” Hume said.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a primetime address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Photo by Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Bloomberg (Getty Images)
Politico reported Biden told senior aides: Trump’s campaign was “full steam ahead” despite growing calls from members of his party for him to step aside following his disastrous performance at CNN’s presidential debate in Atlanta early Saturday morning.
But that evening, the president appeared to change his mind. His direction for reelection After speaking with two of his closest aides.
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On Sunday afternoon, a letter was posted to Biden’s social media account, X (formerly Twitter), announcing his decision to “drop out” of the 2024 presidential race.
President Biden did not answer any questions from reporters during his bilateral meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In his fourth address to the nation, the 46th president said the only way to move forward is to “pass the baton to a new generation.”
Biden reflected on the success of his administration over the past three years. “Defending Democracy” “That’s more important than any title.”
“There was plenty of mention in his speech about democracy and the sanctity of it that suggests it was at least a little politically motivated, because democracy and saving it was a big theme of his and Kamala Harris’ campaigns,” Hume told Fox News hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. “But it seems like, believe it or not, there’s been a major about-face overnight. I don’t think so.”
“When I look back on this in time, perhaps with a more accurate explanation, Decision-making process “If the president does something different than he has done in the past, it will be seen as inevitable that once the debate begins, he will step aside and someone else will be forced to step forward,” he continued.
President Joe Biden was mocked on social media for appearing confused during this weekend’s Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Ceremony. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Dana Perino, a former White House press secretary and host of “The Five,” said she “loved” Biden’s speech and wanted to be confident in his ability to lead the country through the remainder of his term, but that it ultimately felt like a “mini State of the Union.”
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“That was something he would say in January 2025, and it rang hollow to me,” she noted. “It doesn’t answer any of those questions, and I don’t think it’s going to help.” Kamala Harris She’s won this nomination and is trying to defeat Donald Trump while also breaking with him in some way.”
